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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1968

Page

15

Polk Decision Conflicts With C R Zoning Map Ruling

Des Moines Judge Wade Clark held a 1965 rezoning to M 1 valid without map publication and found David Lohner guilty of violating the city zoning ordinance by operating an auto salvage business on Mt. Vernon road SE. The ruling contrasts a Linn County decision that invalidated the rezoning for lack of full ordinance display.

Des Moines Linn Harold Vietor Vernon Road Wade Clark Ninth Judicial District Clark City of David Lohner Lohner M-1 Linn County Mt. Vernon Road Thirty-fourth Thirty-sixth Streets Vietor Supreme Court Mt. Vernon Road SE Cedar Rapids

City Briefs Indoor Sports and Local Notices Listed

Indoor Sports-Keen Teen room of the YMCA Sunday at 2. Election of officers. 4 room apartment vacant at 1248 Maplewood Dr. NE. Mercy hospital patient updates and visitors allowed for Mrs. John Huston. Jerome's Rare Coins and Stamps ad. Siren test by Cedar Rapids and Marton Civil Defense Saturday 10 a.m. Dean's List items for Cynthia Sandy and Chloe Ann Lorber. Tires stolen from Robert E. Coleman. Local tavern for sale or lease. Charge dismissed for Michael Lee Stafford. Card party at St Ludmila's March 10. Dean's List entries for Mike VanHamme. Barber Connie at Dino's Hair Styles. Youth for Christ Bobby Richardson Story screening at Campus Life rally. Skating party planned at Marion Roller Drome.

Youth For Christ Bobby Richardson Franklin Junior High School Marion

Court Martial Acquits Cadet At Air School

Air Force Academy report says cadet Paul Speass 21 was found not guilty of robbery larceny and forgery. Major William H. Carnahan directed verdict of not guilty after defense motion. Doctors testified he is legally insane with schizophrenic reactions and Speass was not present for the verdict. Speass had been hospitalized at Fitzsimons near Denver following a two week postponement. An investigator testified about alleged hold up of a Colorado Springs liquor store and forged cadet checks for 425 dollars.

AIR Force Academy Colo Paul Speass U.S. Air Force Academy William H. Carnahan

Women Report Billfolds Taken at Mercy Hospital

Two Mercy hospital employees reported their billfolds were stolen from purses in the fifth floor lounge on Thursday evening. Mary Meyers of 373 Seventeenth Street SE said her billfold containing 45 dollars was taken between 3 and 8 p.m. Gladys Reinhardt of 2585 Twenty Fourth Avenue Marion reported her wallet containing 10 dollars was taken between 5 and 8 p.m.

Mercy Hospital Mary Meyers Seventeenth Street SE Gladys Reinhardt Tweny-fourth Avenue Marion

Alpha Theta Tau Disbands At Coe College

Members of Alpha Theta Tau a local sorority at Coe college unanimously voted to disband citing loss of active members and heavy workload on remaining members. Senior Angie Schmidt said the decision was for future considerations and that underclassmen could not carry the load after June graduation. Dean Carol Rickey supported the group’s best interests.

Alpha Theta Tau Coe College Kappa/ Delta Board of Trustees Angie Schmidt Carol Rickey

Court Warns of Septic Scam Preying on Elderly in Linn County

Sheriff Walter Grant reports a scheme where individuals in pickup trucks with No. 77 county plates pose as septic tank cleaners to defraud residents. One target, a 9%-year-old blind man, was pressured into signing a blank check later filled for 69 dollars. Embezzlement and related charges are under investigation. victims are urged to contact the sheriff's office.

Grant Linn Walter Grant Sheriff's Office

Arraignment Set In Linn County Embezzlement Case

Ernest Frank of 707 Fourth Avenue SE is scheduled to be arraigned in Linn district court on March 14 on a charge of embezzlement.

Ernest Frank Fourth Avenue SE Linn

Geater Charged in Linn County Abortion Case

Donald Ray Geater a Cedar Rapids truck driver was charged in Linn County District Court with two counts of attempting to produce abortions. He allegedly aided Merle Meyers in efforts to abort a Ottumwa divorcee last August or September and a Cedar Rapids divorcee last April. Meyers 43 of Cedar Rapids is charged only in the Ottumwa case. Witnesses say Geater was present for and participated in the abortions.

Linn County Linn District Court Donald Ray Geater Cedar Rapids Merle J. Meyers Ottumwa

Meyers case audit continues with 18 witnesses cited

The investigation moved with 18 witnesses questioned under oath Monday and Tuesday regarding Meyers case. Meyers denies the charge and is slated for trial on April 29, free on a $2,500 bond. Judge Warren J. Rees set $16,000 bond for each charge on Geater. he has not been taken into custody.

Meyers Warren J. Rees Geater

Admits Auto Theft and Sentencing on March 15

James Payne Jr., 43, pled guilty in Linn district court to larceny of a motor vehicle. Sentencing set for March 15. Authorities said Norway police arrested Payne Saturday night in a car stolen earlier from outside the Cedar Rapids bus depot. The car belonged to Tony Tzortzoudakis of 713 Sixth Avenue SE.

James Payne, Jr Linn District Court Norway Payne Cedar Rapids Tony Tzortzoudakis Sixth Avenue SE

Breakin Reported at Fairfax Station After 2 A.M. Check

Linn county sheriff reports a breakin at Frank's Apco in Fairfax with entry gained by prying open the front door after a deputy's 2 a.m. check. Nothing was reported missing.

Frank Apco Fairfax Linn County Sheriff's Office Walter Grant

Hopes Dim for Victims in Potomac River Mishap

Nine enlisted men at the Marine Physical Fitness Academy attempted a 2.2 mile canoe crossing of the Potomac from Quantico to Maryland. One body recovered Kenneth Andrews identified. eight others including seven marines and one navy man remain missing as search continues. The 36 degree water and sudden capsizing spurred a board of inquiry into the cause.

Quantico Potomac River Kenneth Andrews Navy Physical Fitness Academy

More Security With FALSE TEETH At Any Time Ad

Advertisement promotes FASTEETH and PASTEETH denture products to secure dentures, reduce looseness, and improve comfort. Claims help for denture breath and easier eating, with urging to see a dentist and purchase at drug counters.

Czech Officers Call for Novotny to Quit

Czechoslovak army officers urged President Antonin Novotny to resign to take blame for General Jan Sejna's defection to the United States. They demanded other party and government officials also step down, backing the anti Stalinist leadership under Alexander Dubcek after the Sofia Warsaw Pact summit.

Prague Antonin Novotny Jan Sejna United States Communist Party Alexander Dubcek Senin Novotny Dubcek Sofia

Czechoslovakia seeks extradition of defector major general

Czechoslovakia aims to press the extradition of Maj Gen Jan Sejna who defected to the United States. Washington sources doubt his return, citing a misappropriation and embezzlement charge as possible cover for a coup attempt against Antonin Novotny.

Washington Czechoslovakia U.S Jan Sejna Sejia Antonin Novotny

Zoning Vote Decision Set For March 19 In Anamosa

Jones county supervisors meet at the courthouse on Tuesday March 19 to decide if a referendum on the proposed zoning law should be held. Objectors to the zoning plan have urged a vote. Drive safely.

Anamosa Jones County

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Jerry Eisen David McGuire Town Supreme Court YMCA Maplewood Dr John Huston Tenth Street Jerome Adv Marton Civil Defense H. Dougherty Guaranty Cynthia Sandy Butler University Indianapolis Chloe Ann Lorber Wayne Stahle D Street University of Northern Iowa Robert E. Coleman Blairs Ferry Road G. Oe Michael Lee Stafford Sixteenth Street SE St. Ludmila’s Mike VanHamme Ray VanHamme Route One Iowa Wesleyan College Mt. Pleasant Barb Conway Dino Smokey Air School Coe Courthouse News Smulekoff Donald Geater Aden Acapulco Mexico ABC Iin Potomac Maryland Jamaicas Dacron
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